Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer

Location: Herndon, VA (Remote Work)

Active IRS MBI Clearance

Job Responsibilities
• Analyzing complex requirements and design documents to develop detailed step by step manual test cases
• Executing manual test cases; documenting actual results during execution; reviewing the test results and reporting anomalies (if any) into the defect tracking database
• Developing new automation scripts and updating existing scripts to meet the newly added functionalities
• Executing automated test scripts; reporting execution results and identifying

unsuccessful execution (if any)

• Executing Load/Performance testing by running the load test scripts and generating the load test execution results reports
• Tracking the defects from creation to closure; documenting detail description of
defect and working with developers to reproduce

Deploying software to test environments and monitoring server logs during testing and identify errors and/or unexpected log entries
• Participating and/or facilitating the test case peer review meetings and providing feedback making sure that developed test cases meet the client requirements and test conditions verifies the requested functionality
• Assisting test lead with release test plan, generating RTM, maintaining regression test database, and creating test reports at the end of each testing phase
• Assisting the test lead on performing an internal quality assurance check on all
deliverables to ensure that all deliverables are complete, accurate, and adhere to the client's standards
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous testing and delivery
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure seamless automation within the build and

deployment processes.

• Ensure comprehensive test coverage through automated test cases.
• Providing assistance to business analyst with business/functional requirements and developers with technical requirements

Requirements

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (4 years’ experience in lieu of degree)

Skills and Experience
• 5 years total IT experience primarily as software test engineer
• 3+ years of experience as Automation test engineer
• Proven experience as an SDET, QA Engineer, or in a similar role with a focus on test automation.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium and/or Playwright automation, TestNG, JUnit,Cucumber, Framework creation, JavaScript coding, and API testing experience
• Strong knowledge of Software Testing Lifecycle/Testing Methodologies
• Ability to analyze complex requirements and design documents to create detailed test cases and scripts
• Expertise in executing test cases and documenting actual results, identifying software defects and creating test reports
• Experience in Quality Center or similar test management tools
• Experience in Unified Functional Testing tool or similar automation scripting tools like Selenium
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for functional,regression, and performance testing.
• Basic Knowledge of Structured Query Language
• Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as

Atlassian suite, JIRA and/or Subversion

• Excellent organizational, presentation, and business analysis skills.
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Desired Qualifications
• Basic knowledge of LoadRunner
• Basic knowledge of VB Scripting
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in creating/editing technical documents and User Manuals for
new/upgraded software
• Ability to work productively in a dynamic, priority shifting, deadline-driven

environment.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Health Saving Account
• 401K matching
• Three weeks of PTO/Sick
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training

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